{"id":1981,"date":"2025-04-08T09:51:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T09:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/?p=1981"},"modified":"2025-04-09T08:43:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T08:43:57","slug":"children-and-dog-walker-narrowly-miss-70mph-train-after-pet-saves-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/children-and-dog-walker-narrowly-miss-70mph-train-after-pet-saves-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Children and dog walker narrowly miss 70mph train after pet saves the day"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T1M10S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/08\/09\/97031875-0-image-a-15_1744099345354.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-04-08T09:01:04+0100″,”description”:”Network Rail releases fear inducing CCTV footage of people brazenly crossing train tracks mere moments before trains pass through.”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/04\/08\/686084930622734599\/480x270_MP4_686084930622734599.mp4″,”height”:270,”width”:480}<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsupports HTML5
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\n
\n
\n

Up Next<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrevious Page<\/title>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__page\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__page\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__page\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__page\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__arrow metro-related-video-carousel__arrow--right disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<title>Next Page<\/title>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-videos-placeholder\">\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder\">\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder\">\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder\">\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder\">\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder\">\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder\">\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder\">\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"metro-related-video-carousel__related-video-placeholder-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\twindow.addEventListener(‘metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded’, function(data) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tif (typeof(data.detail) === ‘undefined’ || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === ‘undefined’ || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === ‘undefined’) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar player = data.detail.carousel.el_;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar container = player.closest(‘.metro-video-player’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar placeholder = container.querySelector(‘.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tcontainer.removeChild(placeholder);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tcontainer.classList.add(‘metro-video-player–related-videos-loaded’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Footage shows the moment people came just inches from being flattened by 70mph trains in a seaside town. <\/p>\n<p>A popular foot crossing has closed in Ferring, West Sussex, after several close-calls and \u2018misuse\u2019 incidents. <\/p>\n<p>CCTV at the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/rail\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/rail\/\">railway<\/a> crossing near Goring-by-Sea shows how people came close to being killed by fast-moving trains \u2013 or could have been electrocuted. <\/p>\n<p>A young person appeared to be urinating on a stretch of the track where trains travel at up to 70mph, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/network-rail\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/network-rail\/\">Network Rail<\/a> said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"392\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22869464 lazyload\" alt=\"The moment a man with a dog is almost hit by a fast-moving passenger train on a railway level crossing in West Sussex.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/softnary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246744740-9e2a-e1744103113249.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>One dog walker and his pet were nearly hit by a fast-moving passenger train (Picture: Network Rail)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In another clip, a man holding a shopping bag and his dog on a lead saunters to the tracks. <\/p>\n<p>The dog appears reluctant to cross and tries to pull its owner back to safety. <\/p>\n<p>As the man is yanking the leash, he turns over his shoulder to see the approaching passenger train.<\/p>\n<p>The pair manage to leap to safety, but the train passes him just inches away. <\/p>\n<p>In another hair-raising clip, a cyclist appears to wait right between the tracks as a train approaches. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"357\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22869456 lazyload\" alt=\"A cyclist standing on railway tracks before he is almost hit by a fast-moving passenger train on a railway level crossing in West Sussex.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/softnary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246744839-2367-e1744103463324.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>A cyclist appears to stop and wait for an approaching train in the middle of the tracks (Picture: Network Rail)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He stands there casually and only walks away when the train is seconds away. <\/p>\n<p>Stuart Tautz, an operations risk advisor for Network Rail, said that \u2018level crossings just aren\u2019t safe places to play or mess around on,\u2019 adding that they have spoken to local schools about the dangers. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018The risk of being electrocuted is much greater than you may think, and so we\u2019re urgently getting the message out to children and their parents that there is a risk to life,\u2019 he said. <\/p>\n<p>The rails have a live \u2018third\u2019 rail, which powers trains and is always on, having \u2018enough electricity to kill,\u2019 Network Rail warned. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22834152 lazyload\" alt=\"A Network Rail train track safety campaign poster showing the dangers of the third electric rail.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/softnary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246005840-50b7.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Network Rail launched a new, grisly safety campaign to warn of the dangers of the third electric rail carrying 750 volts (Picture: Network Rail\/PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now the Clappers Lane crossing has been temporarily closed after the near-misses showing people walking on the tracks or playing there, which have been reported to the police. <\/p>\n<p>In January alone, there were four incidents at the site when trains passed people by mere seconds. There have been 22 incidents since 2019. <\/p>\n<p>Safety measures like extra signage and cameras were installed along with education events.<\/p>\n<p>But, Network Rail said a series of incidents forced it to shut the crossing until it can install \u2018further measures to improve the safety of the crossing and deter further incidents of misuse.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>The closure comes after Network Rail launched a grisly safety campaign about the dangers of the electric rail and what it will do to the body. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"364\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22834507 lazyload\" alt=\"A screengrab showing a painted foot as part of the Network Rail stay off the track safety campaign.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/softnary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246008604-4efc.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Film make-up artists recreated what a human foot would look like if electrocuted by the high-voltage rail (Picture: Network Rail)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The high-voltage third electric rail can cause catastrophic and life-changing injuries, with the campaign showing a burned shoe and a charred foot that was recreated to demonstrate what happens to human flesh when it is hit by 750 volts.<\/p>\n<p>A new survey found that 59% of Britons don\u2019t know what the \u2018third\u2019 rail is and 38% of people think electrocution from rail tracks doesn\u2019t cause serious injury. <\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the foot crossing incidents, British Transport Police told <strong>Metro<\/strong>: \u2018We received reports on four separate occasions in January of a level crossing in Farring being misused. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018There is simply no excuse for misusing a level crossing and ignoring safety procedures. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Trying to beat the system or failing to pay attention not only puts your own life at risk, but also the lives of the passengers and staff of the oncoming train.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The railways can be incredibly dangerous, which is why people need to do the right thing when using railway level crossings and treat them with respect.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong><strong>Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:webnews@metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this, <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T1M10S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/08\/09\/97031875-0-image-a-15_1744099345354.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-04-08T09:01:04+0100″,”description”:”Network Rail releases fear inducing CCTV footage of people brazenly crossing train tracks mere moments before trains pass through.”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/04\/08\/686084930622734599\/480x270_MP4_686084930622734599.mp4″,”height”:270,”width”:480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener(‘metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded’, function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === ‘undefined’ || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === ‘undefined’ || […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1981"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1988,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1981\/revisions\/1988"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}